There is going to be so much drama from this , I already see it forthcoming

I just wish we could all take the last day before elections to sit back and smile. There has been so much stuff and harsh things said, that we all could use a break. I just want to focus on what we need to do to improve the site and i'm ready for this thing to be over so we can do that. Everyone on here is my friends, I miss people interacting with me as such in ways :/

3. It is a random integer generator. Set "Generate" to your desired sample size: e.g. 25.

4. Set "value" from "1" to "428" (number of members online). Each number that pops out will be the number of the person on the above list--e.g. 103 means person #103.

5. Send a friend request to each person.

6. Two hours later, of those who answered the request, send a message asking them to vote on the poll. If you already are their friend, then send a message to them two hours later regardless.

7. Ask them to vote only if they are "familiar" (or maybe a less harsh word, something that asks if they know merely that there is one) with the DDO election.

8. Also include on the poll: "I do not understand what the questions is asking" or "I do not understand the topic" as possible responses.

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The above technique will create a randomized, systematic, and very accurate poll (as long as the wording of the poll is neutral).

Limitations:1. Selection bias. People who respond to these polls might have different opinions from the ones who choose not to (e.g., they have particularly strong opinions of the candidates, or a particular reason for the poll).2. The people who have an opinion may not vote.3. The poll is limited to people who are on DDO here, now, and respond to friend requests. It may not be generalizable to people who may come on at different times.

But as I said, doing the method I describe would be much more systematic and less prone to bias.

3. It is a random integer generator. Set "Generate" to your desired sample size: e.g. 25.

4. Set "value" from "1" to "428" (number of members online). Each number that pops out will be the number of the person on the above list--e.g. 103 means person #103.

5. Send a friend request to each person.

6. Two hours later, of those who answered the request, send a message asking them to vote on the poll. If you already are their friend, then send a message to them two hours later regardless.

7. Ask them to vote only if they are "familiar" (or maybe a less harsh word, something that asks if they know merely that there is one) with the DDO election.

8. Also include on the poll: "I do not understand what the questions is asking" or "I do not understand the topic" as possible responses.

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The above technique will create a randomized, systematic, and very accurate poll (as long as the wording of the poll is neutral).

Limitations:1. Selection bias. People who respond to these polls might have different opinions from the ones who choose not to (e.g., they have particularly strong opinions of the candidates, or a particular reason for the poll).2. The people who have an opinion may not vote.3. The poll is limited to people who are on DDO here, now, and respond to friend requests. It may not be generalizable to people who may come on at different times.

But as I said, doing the method I describe would be much more systematic and less prone to bias.

I agree. Sampling randomly is a much better way to reduce the margin of error. In the OP i'm just asking to get a general idea because I'm too lazy to go through that much trouble. The person that made the poll wasn't me. It'd be interesting if someone else was up to it though.